Saturday, December 29, 2012

Our ride from Cwg to 2G via Adarsh society (that recently
crossed the Coalgate) has been a super bumpy one and now we are at our next
station of shame – the Rape station!

But I am sure let another week pass (or let another incident
happen which will stoop us a lot lower than we already are on the moral-o-meter)
and we will forget all about Nirbhaya/ Damini/ or that brave girl who fought
till the end for survival.

Our memory is so short-lived that it won’t take us more than
a shower to hop on to something new – anything from a political blunder – to a
natural calamity – to even an Indo-Pak cricket match is enough to divert India’s
attention. (And I bet the Government is
praying on it already!)

Gone will be Nirbhaya – who made us all unite, stand and fight - and
she will join the other ghosts from our past.

Please-please-please-please do not let this emotion fade
away.

And while the government says it’s doing the best it can – or, maybe it’s
not– I don’t know and quite frankly I have reached the point where I don’t even
care for its shallow make belief reforms and steps. The point is that we really
cannot sit with one hand on top of the other.

I am not asking for a
revolution here but just go with me.

On the 29th day of December, 2012 – let us all
take an oath...

·I will raise my son with such diligence and care
that no other girl will ever be dragged down that road again.

·I don’t know about the whole country but here on
onwards I will take responsibility for myself – I will be the change that I
want in the society.

·I will never mock another person (a girl or a
boy) – no matter how inviting I may think it seemed.

·I will not sit back if I witness a girl being
subjected to misbehaviour of any kind.

·I will never be that passerby who leaves a victim
to die by the roadside.

·I will not vote only and only and only on merit------
not because my fufadh ji is a member
of a certain party.